Day: December 5, 2019

Rupee on slippery slope for a year at least: Reuters poll

BENGALURU – The Indian rupee will not recover lost ground in the coming year, according to a Reuters poll of currency strategists who are more pessimistic than last month amid doubts over any kind of trade truce between the United States and China. Most emerging markets currencies have […]

Hong Kong gives protesters green light for big march on Sunday

HONG KONG – Hong Kong authorities granted protesters permission to march this weekend, organisers said on Thursday, giving the green light to a rally seen as a gauge of the pro-democracy movement’s support following its sweeping victory in local elections. The Civil Human Right Front, the group that […]

As outrage mounts over rape in India, victim set ablaze on way to court

LUCKNOW, India – A 23-year-old rape victim was set ablaze by a gang of men, including the alleged rapist, as she made her way to court in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district on Thursday, police said, stirring public outrage and shame over the scourge of crimes against women. During […]

India may force social media platforms to offer user verification – government sources

NEW DELHI – India’s proposed new privacy bill may require large social media platforms to offer an identity-verification option, a potentially precedent-setting effort to rein in the spread of “fake news”, two government sources told Reuters on Thursday. The requirement would likely raise a host of technical and […]

President of India presents the National Florence Nightingale Awards

open view news desk The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, presented the National Florence Nightingale Awards to nursing personnel in New Delhi today (December 5, 2019) on the occasion of International Nurses Day. Speaking on the occasion, the President said that nurses play a vital role in delivering quality and cost effective […]

Several steps have been taken by the Government to impart health and physical education to students across the country : HRD Minister

open view news desk As per the National Curriculum Framework, 2005, Health and Physical Education is a Compulsory subject from Class I to X.  In this regard, National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has brought out material for Class VI, VII and VIII as Teachers Guide […]

BJP accuses Chidambaram of violating bail condition

New Delhi, Dec 5: The BJP on Thursday accused Congress leader P Chidambaram of violating bail conditions by claiming to have a very clear record as a minister, and said the case against him was essentially about corruption he was allegedly involved in as the finance minister. Union minister […]

Tata Projects Receives Overwhelming Response at IITs

(Eds: Disclaimer: The following press release comes to you under an arrangement with PR Newswire. PTI takes no editorial responsibility for the same.) MUMBAI, Dec. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — TATA Projects Limited, one of India’s fastest growing and most admired infrastructure companies, has hired 50 bright engineers this […]

WBPCB plans to install sensors to detect stubble burning

Kolkata, Dec 5: The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) is planning to install remote sensors across the state to detect stubble burning which is a major cause of air pollution, an official said on Thursday. The board will buy software for the sensors from Indian Space Research Organisation […]

Tremors of Demonetization shakes us even today

EDITORIAL WHAT WAS THE NECESSITY OF DEMONETIZATION, WHEN THE INDIAN ECONOMY WAS ALREADY DOING WELL AND GROWING AT 7.6% IN 2015-16 FISCAL YEAR ENDING IN MARCH AND IN 2019 IT IS GROWING AT 4.5% WELL AFTER OVER THREE YEARS OF DEMONETIZATION Today after a lapse of about more […]

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